Brown Sunwell Mail Set
Armor Type: Mail
Level Req.: 70
Source: BoP boss drops from Sunwell Plateau
Availability: Time consuming to farm and requires assistance
How to get the set:
All five pieces of this set, which were originally designed for hunters and enhancement shamans, are straight-forward boss drops from Sunwell Plateau.
Additionally, there are three pieces in the extended Hunter Tier 6 sets which fit this appearance perfectly and also drop from Sunwell bosses: Gronnstalker’s Belt, Gronnstalker’s Bracers and Gronnstalker’s Boots, which are of course only available to hunters.
Whilst the shoulders listed here are matches in terms of stats, Blizzard had a slight mix-up in the colour department, as they are actually visual matches for the Brutal Gladiator’s Shaman Sets. If you would like visually matching shoulders, check our Brutal Gladiator’s Pursuit article, but note that those shoulders may only be obtained by hunters.
Gathering the set pieces will require a raid group, even of level 85 characters, as many of the Sunwell encounters are particularly challenging, or have mechanics requiring multiple players.
Head – Coif of Alleria (BoP from Kil’jaeden in Sunwell Plateau, at a 19% drop rate)
Shoulders – Mantle of the Golden Forest (BoP from Lady Sacrolash & Grand Warlock Alythess in Sunwell Plateau, at a 21% rate)
Chest – Vicious Hawkstrider Hauberk (BoP from M’uru/Entropius in Sunwell Plateau, at a 15% drop rate)
Gloves – Thalassian Ranger Gauntlets (BoP from Kil’jaeden in Sunwell Plateau, at a 17% drop rate)
Legs – Starstalker Legguards (BoP from Kalecgos/Sathrovarr the Corruptor in Sunwell Plateau, at a 17% drop rate)
Polearm – Shivering Felspine (BoP drop from random Sunwell trash mobs)
Alternatives:
There are two leatherworking patterns from Sunwell which offer alternatives to the chestpiece and gloves mentioned above, however, whilst these crafted pieces share the same models, they are coloured differently, as seen below.
The alternative pieces are as follows: Embrace of the Phoenix, which is created using Pattern: Embrace of the Phoenix, and Fletcher’s Gloves of the Phoenix, created with Pattern: Fletcher’s Gloves of the Phoenix. Both patterns are rare drop from random Sunwell trash mobs, however, it should be noted that not only are the patterns rare, but the items they create are also BoP, and thus only available to leatherworkers.
Recolours:
THE T 6.5 SHOULDERS DO NOT MATCH THE REST OF THE SET!!!
http://www.wowhead.com/item=34994/brutal-gladiators-chain-spaulders <— THESE shoulders fully complete this set (which is made primarily for hunters; the shoulders you currently show here match shamans, not hunters).
It’s true that the models are mixed up between the Sunwell and T4 mail sets. Our intent with this particular article is to have a set that is available for either hunters or shamans, rather than having bits specific to just one class. Nevertheless we’ll edit the articles to make it clear as to how one can obtain the perfect match.
P.S. Writing comments to us in caps is just “awesome”.
Good weapon alternatives if you are unlucky with the drop:
Brutal Gladiator’s Painsaw – http://www.wowhead.com/item=35064
Halbred of Desolation (to a lesser extent) – http://www.wowhead.com/item=32248